Is the social security office the place of enrollment

The social security agency is the place of participation.

Social insurance should be paid in accordance with the following methods:

1. If a worker purchases social insurance through an employer, the social insurance should be withheld and paid by the employer, and the employer, after withholding, should inform him/her of the details of the payment of social insurance premiums on a monthly basis;

2. If a worker voluntarily participates in social insurance, he/she can pay the social insurance premiums to the social insurance collection agency directly. Social insurance premiums, workers can go directly to the social security agency center to pay social insurance premiums.

Social insurance refers to a social and economic system that provides income or compensation to a population that is incapacitated, temporarily out of work, or has suffered losses due to health reasons. The main programs of social insurance include pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance, and maternity insurance.

Social insurance programs are organized by the government, which forces a certain group of people to form a social insurance fund by paying a part of their income as social insurance tax (fee), from which the insured can receive a fixed amount of income or compensation for their losses if certain conditions are fulfilled, and it is a kind of redistributive system, the goal of which is to ensure the reproduction of material and labor force and the stability of the society.

Social insurance is an important part of the social security system, and it occupies a central position in the whole social security system. In addition, social insurance is a kind of contributory social security, the funds are mainly paid by employers and workers themselves, the government financial subsidies and bear the ultimate responsibility. But workers can only enjoy the corresponding social insurance benefits if they fulfill their legal obligation to make contributions and meet the legal conditions.

Legal basis

The Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 60 Employers shall declare and pay social insurance premiums on their own, in full and on time, and shall not suspend or reduce payment except for force majeure and other legal reasons. The social insurance premiums to be paid by employees shall be withheld and paid by the employer on behalf of the employee, and the employer shall inform the employee of the details of the payment of social insurance premiums on a monthly basis.

Individual entrepreneurs without employees, part-time workers who do not participate in social insurance with their employers, and other flexibly employed persons may pay social insurance premiums directly to the social insurance premium collection organization.